George Washington University Hospital

Department of Psychiatry/Inpatient

900 23rd Street NW

Washington, DC 20037

Main Tel: 202-715-4000-5080

Intake Tel 1: 202-715-5333

Intake Tel 2: 202-715-4000

Website: http://www.gwhospital.com/hospital-services/psychiatry

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65 or older)
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Case management
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Illness management and recovery
  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Tobacco cessation counselling
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mental Health Treatment Services
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)
  • Hospital inpatient
  • Psychiatric hospital or unit
Special Programs/Groups Offered
  • Active duty military
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Military families
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Transitional age young adults
  • Veterans
Language Services
  • Services for the hearing-impaired
  • Spanish
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking Not allowed
Treatment Approaches
  • Activity therapy
  • Cognitive/behavior therapy
  • Couple/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Trauma therapy
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment